Do not succumb to the feelings of the soul...

It is funny how some lessons we will never stop learning.

I KNOW that my emotions and feelings have no affect on how God sees me, or how much He loves me. But the last few weeks/months I've been in a funk of not believe the words God says about me, and not recognizing, in my own life, the distinction between my spirit and my soul.

When God speaks of saving our soul, He isn't talking about our spirit. Our spirit is saved when we accept Christ into our life. Our soul is in desperate need of renewal and saving, however. We constantly believe lies about ourselves- ALL of us, without exception.

However- the good news is that God doesn't judge us by our soul. Not our salvation, anyway. He judges our spirit, well, Christ's spirit, really. But our souls- YUCK!!! They are just a mess that need regeneration.

It helps me to understand, at times when I have screwed up and sinned and feel frustrated, abandoned, and distant from God, that these are just issues of my soul, not of my spirit and of God's truth.

THANK You, GOD!!!!!!!!!! HALLELUIAH!!!!!!!! :-)